GETTY Chelsea star Gary Cahill came close to joining Arsenal “It was close” Chelsea star Gary Cahill The Chelsea captain reckons he came very close indeed to joining the Gunners back in the summer of 2011. Arsene Wenger made two bids to land the centre-back from Bolton - his first £6m offer rejected as “derisory” and his second of £12m also turned down. Arsenal turned elsewhere and recruited Per Mertesacker instead, and six months later the Blues swooped to land 25-year-old Cahill for a bargain £7m. Since that moment, Cahill, who will lead Chelsea out tonight as captain, has won two Premier League titles, the Champions League, the Europa League,...
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